When a substance use disorder takes over a person’s life there comes a point when he or she will stop and say, “enough.” This moment of truth may arrive after the devastating consequences of addiction have piled up, such as the loss of a job, a relationship, a marriage, one’s financial resources, and health. This […]
Leaning On My Optimistic Friends While on my journey to sobriety, leaning on my optimistic friends has taught me a lot of life’s lessons. Most importantly, lean and lean often. While it’s really nice to say “I have friends”, it’s also paralyzing because I know that I am routinely letting them down. I feel as though […]
Community in Sober Living John Donne once wrote his Meditation, “No man is an island…every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main”. A man or woman who is on the journey of treatment and recovery for addiction cannot travel alone. This season of life is not a solitary, isolated one, […]
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Being honest with ourselves During the course of our life, we have all at some time encountered someone who was not completely honest with us. In fact, if we are being truly honest right now, lies are a part of every addict’s life. Lies are a way to avoid reality and keep our true selves […]
Success in Chaos, Learning to Deal with Stress Dealing with stress when you’re in recovery is more difficult than anyone else dealing with stress. You have to struggle with your own issues while at the same time having to navigate through the rough waters of outside dilemmas. You can learn to deal with this stress […]
Finding New Friends During Your Transition to Sober Living When you make the transition to your new sober living community, finding new friends is a crucial part of discovering how to move forward. You’ll understand new things about yourself and about living your life that may not be easy to get used to right away, […]
Living in a safe environment while working through addiction recovery is a critical part of this successful process. These environments serve as an interim facility between in-patient rehab and a return to the person’s normal living situation. The goal is to provide a living situation that also offers the support and structure that recovering addicts […]
Living a sober life means different things to different people. At its core it means to maintain one’s recovery while making life affirming changes. By living a sober life, we lessen the likelihood of a relapse. Using a 12 step program to get sober is one of the many methods for achieving that goal, […]
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Outpatient Addiction Treatment Utah
When a substance use disorder takes over a person’s life there comes a point when he or she will stop and say, “enough.” This moment of truth may arrive after the devastating consequences of addiction have piled up, such as the loss of a job, a relationship, a marriage, one’s financial resources, and health. This […]
Optimistic Friends
Leaning On My Optimistic Friends While on my journey to sobriety, leaning on my optimistic friends has taught me a lot of life’s lessons. Most importantly, lean and lean often. While it’s really nice to say “I have friends”, it’s also paralyzing because I know that I am routinely letting them down. I feel as though […]
Community in Sober Living
Community in Sober Living John Donne once wrote his Meditation, “No man is an island…every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main”. A man or woman who is on the journey of treatment and recovery for addiction cannot travel alone. This season of life is not a solitary, isolated one, […]
Being Honest
Being honest with ourselves During the course of our life, we have all at some time encountered someone who was not completely honest with us. In fact, if we are being truly honest right now, lies are a part of every addict’s life. Lies are a way to avoid reality and keep our true selves […]
Success in Chaos
Success in Chaos, Learning to Deal with Stress Dealing with stress when you’re in recovery is more difficult than anyone else dealing with stress. You have to struggle with your own issues while at the same time having to navigate through the rough waters of outside dilemmas. You can learn to deal with this stress […]
Finding New Friends
Finding New Friends During Your Transition to Sober Living When you make the transition to your new sober living community, finding new friends is a crucial part of discovering how to move forward. You’ll understand new things about yourself and about living your life that may not be easy to get used to right away, […]
Safe Environments
Living in a safe environment while working through addiction recovery is a critical part of this successful process. These environments serve as an interim facility between in-patient rehab and a return to the person’s normal living situation. The goal is to provide a living situation that also offers the support and structure that recovering addicts […]
Sober Living
Living a sober life means different things to different people. At its core it means to maintain one’s recovery while making life affirming changes. By living a sober life, we lessen the likelihood of a relapse. Using a 12 step program to get sober is one of the many methods for achieving that goal, […]
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